BRAMBLE BERRIES

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BLACKBERRY - THORNLESS, RASPBERRY, BOYSENBERRY

Just imagine stepping out of your back door in the cool summer morning hours, plucking a bowlful of luscious berries to top off your cereal or pancakes. Sound good? Well it is so easy to achieve! All they need is full sun, enriched well-drained soil with a pH of 5.5-6.5, and mulch.

Upright brambles should be planted 2-3 ft. apart in rows, place two slow release Grape-Berry Agriform tablets, water thoroughly and mulch heavily. When planting, protect roots from sunlight and keep moist. As suckers come up, the row should fill in to be 2 feet wide. Little to no support is needed, depending on variety. To promote a strong plant, keep the tips of the canes cut at 45 inches in height beginning in early June. For blackberries, remove the older canes after harvesting the crop. For Everbearing raspberries, mow down the plants when dormant.

Trailing brambles should be 8-10 ft. apart on trellises. When planting, protect roots from sunlight and keep moist. The crown should be planted no more that 1/2" below the ground level. Place two slow release Grape-Berry Agriform tablets, water thoroughly and mulch heavily. Water plants weekly during dry spells. Everbearing raspberries produce on current year's growth, so they may be mowed to 2" in winter. For trailing brambles, pruning consists of removing all older canes after they have fruited.

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BLACKBERRIES

Apache Thornless

Apache is the most recent release from the Univ. of Arkansas. A fully erect grower, it has the largest size and highest quality berries among the Arkansas thornless varieties. Shows good heat and cold tolerance. Ripens in late June. Zones 5-9.

Arapaho Thornless

(USPP# 8510) One of the first releases from the Univ. of Arkansas, Arapaho has large, firm and sweet berries. Plants grow fully erect to form a hedge row, so no trellising or support needed. Shows good heat and cold tolerance. Ripens in early to mid June. Zones 5 - 9.

Triple Crown Thornless
These thornless trailing vines are vigorous producers. The large berries are sweet and juicy with a superior quality. Good heat tolerance. Moderate disease resistance. Ripens late June to early July. Zones 5-9.

BOYSENBERRY

Boysenberry (Thornless)

Added by enthusiastic demand, this trailing vine produces a very large berry that is 1-1/2" in length with a reddish-black color and non-glossy when ripe. The berry is very juicy and the flavor is excellent with a nice aroma. Very good for fresh eating, canning, freezing, jelly and syrup. Ripens in June.

Zones 6-9.

RASPBERRIES

Jewell Black

A real winner of a raspberry with its large highly flavorful fruit produced in abundance. The trailing plants are the most disease resistant of the black raspberries, winter hardy and vigorous. Ripens in July.

Zones 5-8

Redwing

Everbearing

A great companion for Heritage in that it grows in the same manner and yet produces a heavy crop two weeks earlier than Heritage. The large soft fruit yield an excellent flavor for all uses. Developed in Minnesota, these plants are winter hardy while still tolerating hot humid southern summers well. The canes grow vigorously and are stiff, needing little to no support. Mow all canes down to 2-3 inches in the winter to save pruning and prevent diseases. Ripens in early-mid July through the fall. Zones 4-8.

Heritage Everbearing

Easily one of the most easily grown and heaviest producers for the home gardeners. The sweet firm red fruit are produced on current year's growth. The main crop starts to ripen in late July through the fall, usually producing until freezing weather. The canes grow vigorously and are stiff, needing little to no support. Mow all canes down to 2-3 inches in the winter to save pruning and prevent diseases. Zones 4-8.

Dormanred

A star in raspberry hybrids. Trailing vines are vigorous and highly productive in a wide range of soils. Developing fruit are covered for protection. When ripe, the covering opens to show clusters of large, firm, shiny berries. Withstands severe heat and drought. Zones 5-9a.